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 x ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE 179 In the collection of Archibald M'Lellan, Glasgow; bought for the city in 1856. In the Glasgow Art Gallery, 1908 catalogue, No. 696. 121 a. An Old Beggar. At the back is an inn, with animals. 1 1 inches by 9 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, May n, 1756 (Terw. 141), No. 56 or No. 44 of the original catalogue (42 florins, De Leth). I2ib. An Old Blind Man. He is led by a dog, whose leash he holds in his right hand. He has a stick in his left. At the back is a cottage with trees and travellers resting. [Probably identical with 121.] Sale. J. van der Linden van Slingelandt, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 301 (80 florins, Fouquet). 122. AN OLD BEGGAR. Sm. Suppl. 75. An old man, wearing a grey jacket and brown trousers, stands under an archway almost in full face. He has a stick in one hand and his hat in the other. Farther back a party of travellers halt at an inn. "A freely painted picture" (Sm.). Panel, 1 1 inches by 8| inches. Sales. Edward Solly, London, 1834. Mrs. John Ashley and others, London, May 31, 1907, No. 46 (.220 : ios., Sackville Gallery). In the Charley collection, Paris. Sale. Lord Amherst of Hackney and others, December 12, 1908, No. 35. 123. A WOMAN WITH A LETTER. She sits on a bench near a window, holding a paper in one hand and a pencil in the other. Beside her are a book and other objects. A cat lies on the ground. A mandoline hangs on the wall. Signed in full on the left at foot j panel n| inches by io| inches. Sales. Louis Fould, Paris, June 4, 1860. Due de Morny, Paris, May 31, 1865, No. 65 (4500 francs). E. Fould, Paris, April 5, 1869, No. 12 (5750 francs). In the Dutuit collection, Rouen. In the Petit Palais des Beaux-Arts, Paris ; Dutuit bequest, 1907 catalogue, No. 919. 1 23*7. A Woman reading the News. By Ostade and Dusart. Sale. Cornelis Dusart, Haarlem,, August 21, 1708, No. 91. 124. AN OLD WOMAN COUNTING MONEY. Three- quarter-length. She is in full face, and has a little table before her, with a paper on it. She counts the money with her right hand into her left, and looks at the spectator as if calculating. She wears a cap and a fur jacket over a dress with white pleated sleeves. Formerly ascribed to A. Brouwer. Panel, 7 inches by 5^ inches. In the Schwerin Museum, 1882 catalogue, No. 760. 1240. A Woman with a Child. Sale. Adriaen Swalmius, Rotterdam, May 15, 1747, No. 94.